The neurology of depression. Cognitive and behavioral deficits with focal findings in depression and resolution after electroconvulsive therapy
R. L. Freeman, A. M. Galaburda, R. D. Cabal and N. Geschwind
Deficits in cognition and behavior have frequently been described in
severely depressed patients. Recent reports have drawn attention to focal
left-sided neurologic findings occurring in depression. We describe a
depressed patient with marked cognitive and behavioral impairment and focal
left-sided signs. The depression, mental status deficits, and physical
findings all resolved after electroconvulsive therapy.
